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Source Description
This unusual crozier branches into two volutes, containing on one side St. Valerie kneeling with her decapitated head, guided by a small angel. St. Martial, the bishop who converted her to Christianity, is seen on the other side, celebrating the Mass. At the top is the archangel St. Michael; all three were patron saints of Limoges. Made for a choirmaster, this crozier's two volutes symbolize the two parts of the chants (verses and responses) that were traditionally sung by a choir of monks.
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Document identity
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37370
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Choirmaster's Crozier with Saints Valerie, Martial, and Michael
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Source metadata
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37370
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object
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normalized
title
Choirmaster's Crozier with Saints Valerie, Martial, and Michael
description
This unusual crozier branches into two volutes, containing on one side St. Valerie kneeling with her decapitated head, guided by a small angel. St. Martial, the bishop who converted her to Christianity, is seen on the other side, celebrating the Mass. At the top is the archangel St. Michael; all three were patron saints of Limoges. Made for a choirmaster, this crozier's two volutes symbolize the two parts of the chants (verses and responses) that were traditionally sung by a choir of monks.
provenance
Dugué, Paris, before 1847; Sale, Paris, March 7, 1851, no. 2; Hollingworth Magniac, Colworth, Bedford, 1851, by purchase; Charles Magniac, Colworth, 1867, by inheritance; Sale, Christie's, London, July 2, 1892, no. 504; Edward Arnold, London, by purchase; Sale, London, June 8, 1920, no. 183; Webb; George Robinson Harding, London, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1920, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 13th century (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
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Metal
crosiers (episcopal)
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
32.8
height
16
depth
2.3
dimensionsRaw
12 15/16 x 6 5/16 x 7/8 in. (32.8 x 16 x 2.3 cm)
Source extras
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French
style
Gothic
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gilded copper, rock crystal, semiprecious stones
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6229
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316
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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1c059924a98406ed
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